Where does “unalignable” come from?
unalignable (English) comes from English alignable, from English align, from Middle English alynen, from Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier, from Latin lineare, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum — flax.
unalignable (English): Not alignable
Definitions
- Not alignable
Ancestry of “unalignable”, step by step
unalignable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alignable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alignable | Able to be aligned |
| 2 | English | align | To form a line; to fall into line; To adjust or... |
| 3 | Middle English | alynen | — |
| 4 | Middle French | aligner | — |
| 5 | Old French | alignier | — |
| 6 | Latin | lineare | present active infinitive of līneō; second-person... |
| 7 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 8 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |